L Wei: 13 books
Translanguaging
Language, Bilingualism and Education
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2013
Winner of the British Association of Applied Linguistics Book Prize 2014
This book addresses how the new linguistic concept of 'Translanguaging' has contributed to our understandings of language, bilingualism and education, with potential to transform not only semiotic systems and speaker subjectivities, but also social structures.
Acid Reflux in Children
How Healthy Eating Can Fix Your Child's Asthma, Allergies, Obesity, Nasal Congestion, Cough & Croup
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
A Parent’s Guide to Reflux in Infants, Children & Teens
“Meeting Dr. Jamie Koufman completely changed my life. My symptoms of chronic cough and shortness of breath had been diagnosed since my childhood as asthma. Dr. Koufman identified that I had reflux, not asthma, and guided me step by...
Freiheit. Bewusstheit. Verantwortlichkeit.
Festschrift für Volker Zotz zum 60. Geburtstag
Language: German
Release Date: November 16, 2016
Der Band Freiheit. Bewusstheit. Verantwortlichkeit erscheint zum 60. Geburtstag des Philosophen und Religionswissenschaftlers Volker Zotz, der mit Büchern wie "Geschichte der buddhistischen Philosophie" (1996), "Auf den glückseligen Inseln" (2000), "Der Konfuzianismus"...
by John L. Anderson, Morton M. Denn, John H. Seinfeld
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 1995
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 1995
Advances in Chemical Engineering, Volume 19 reflects the major impact of chemical engineering on medical practice, with chapters covering polymer systems for controlled release, receptor binding and signaling,and transport phenomena in tumors. Other key topics include oil refining, pollution prevention in engineering design, and atmospheric dynamics.
Equity and Full Participation for Individuals with Severe Disabilities
A Vision for the Future
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2014
What key issues and challenges affect the lives of people with severe disabilities today's and what should tomorrow's professionals do to address them? Aligned with the core values and agenda of TASH, this visionary text prepares professionals to strengthen supports and services for people with disabilities...
The Purposes, Practices, and Professionalism of Teacher Reflectivity
Insights for Twenty-First-Century Teachers and Students
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2010
Very little information about the impact of reflection on teacher performance, teacher retention, and student learning is available in teacher preparation programs. This book provides practical and research-based chapters that offer greater clarity about the particular kinds of reflection that matter...
Connecting Teaching and Learning
History, Evolution, and Case Studies of Teacher Work Sample Methodology
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2011
As accountability in education has become an increasingly prominent topic, teacher preparation programs are being asked to provide credible evidence that their teacher candidates can impact student learning.
Teacher Work Samples, first developed 30 years ago, have emerged as an effective method...
... und den Mond als Licht für die Nacht
Andachten zur Nacht im Kirchenjahr
Language: German
Release Date: June 19, 2013
74 Texte zur Nacht, 74 profilierte Autorinnen und Autoren: Der Band bietet eine einzigartige Sammlung verschiedener Zugänge, Stile, Einfälle und Gedanken. Bibelstellen zur Nacht sind den Sonntagen und Festtagen des Kirchenjahrs zugeordnet, so dass keiner leer ausgeht. Der Band eignet sich für Abendandachten...
Reifying Women's Experiences with Invisible Illness
Illusions, Delusions, Reality
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2017
Reifying Women's Experiences with Invisible Illness: Illusions, Delusions, Reality provides a platform that recognizes that the experience of invisible illness is greatly influenced by context and personal circumstance. The contributors to this book include women who exude diversity as it relates...
Strengths and Challenges of New Immigrant Families
Implications for Research, Education, Policy, and Service
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2009
Immigration to America is an issue that often sparks intense emotional reactions_from passion and compassion to anger and even rage. Often missing from the dialogue, however, is discussion of the strengths of immigrant newcomers_the abilities and positive characteristics they bring as individuals...
by Edward L. Dreyer, David C. Wright, Peter Lorge
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
Gaining an understanding of China's long and sometimes bloody history can help to shed light on China's ascent to global power. Many of China's imperial dynasties were established as the result of battle, from the chariot warfare of ancient times to the battles of the Guomindang (KMT) and Communist...
Regulatory Worlds
Cultural and Social Perspectives when North Meets South
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This ambitious book takes up the grand challenge to design regulatory thinking for a global future beyond wealth and growth, and towards social sustainability. Assuming a ‘South World’ perspective on market regulation and social sustainability, the authors present the options and possibilities for...
by Lauren Coffey, Josh Compton, Donna M. Elkins
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2018
The millennial generation is unique in various ways, particularly with regard to their career aspirations and expectations. Due to their reputation as “job hoppers,” recruiting millennials is not enough. Retention of a millennial workforce is imperative for organizational success and longevity....